Pipe Club of Norfolk

PCN Champions

PCN Records

Briar 3grs. Len Ellis 95.45 mins set 2004-10-10
Clay 3grs. James Oxley-Brennan 82.47 mins set 1995-09-20
Outdoor 3grs. Frank King Jnr. 51.10 mins set 2007-07-19
Briar 4grs. David Woollard-Kingston 113 mins set 2010-05-19

PCN Open Championship

1992	Jo Lewis
1993	Len Ellis
1994	Keith Garrard
1995	Shaun Struthers
1996	Andrew Briggs
1997	Alan Rockliffe
1998	Andrew Briggs
1999	Len Ellis
2000	Len Ellis
2001	Len Ellis
2002	Len Ellis
2003	Len Ellis
2004	Reg Stevens
2005	Len Ellis
2006	Len Ellis

Len Ellis, PCN chairman and eight times Open winner.

PCN Briar Smoking Contest

The annual briar smoking contest has been held every year since 1980, with the exception of 1983 when clays were used.

1980	Reg Walker
1981	Rod Howard
1982	Len Ellis
1983	Not held
1984	Reg Walker
1985	Reg Walker
1986	Reg Walker
1987	Reg Walker
1988	Reg Walker
1989	Shaun Struthers
1990	Frank King Snr.
1991	Rod Howard
1992	Len Ellis
1993	Jo Lewis
1994	Len Ellis
1995	Len Ellis
1996	Frank King Jnr.
1997	Shaun Struthers
1998	Frank King Snr.
1999	Len Ellis
2000	Len Ellis
2001	Keith Garrard
2002	Len Ellis
2003	Reg Walker
2004	John Walker
2005	Len Ellis
2006	Richard Adamek
2007	Richard Adamek
2008	Keith Coleman
2009	Tony Larner
2010	Tony Larner

Some past winners:

Len Ellis and the red-vested Reg Walker at the British Championship 2006. Len has won the Briar eight times and Reg seven times.

Tony Larner and Keith Garrard.

Richard Adamek, Reg Walker and Keith Coleman.

PCN Clay Smoking Contest

A clay pipe smoking contest was held for the first three years of the club. In 1983 a clay contest was held instead of the annual briar contest. From 1987 the annual clay contest became a regular feature of the PCN calendar.

1973	M. Gormer
1974	G. Lowe
1975	R. Meek

1983	Len Ellis

1987	Len Ellis
1988	Phil Lewis
1989	Reg Walker
1990	Not held
1991	Frank King Jnr.
1992	Frank King Snr.
1993	John Betts
1994	Frank King Jnr.
1995	James Oxley-Brennan
1996	James Oxley-Brennan
1997	Len Ellis
1998	Len Ellis
1999	Len Ellis
2000	Frank King Snr.
2001	Frank King Snr.
2002	Len Ellis
2003	Len Ellis
2004	Frank King Jnr.
2005	Colin Wylie
2006	Reg Walker
2007	Tony Larner
2008	John Walker
2009	Keith Coleman

Some Clay winners prepare for the 2004 competition. Top to bottom: James Oxley-Brennan, Frank King Jnr., John Betts and Frank King Snr..

Winners of the PCN Open Wooden Matchstick (First out and first to the bar)

1992	Len Ellis	1993	Alan Holmes	1994	Len Ellis
1995	Jo Lewis	1996	Robert Rockliffe	1997	John Elvin
1998	Richard Neville	1999	Norman Tucker	2000	Rob Knight
2001	Balraj Singh	2002	Adrian Baker	2003	Balraj Singh
2004	George Kristlik	2005	George Kristlik	2006	Mark Dyer

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